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Are Buyer Agents hurting their buyers with advice for LOWBALL OFFERS?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Godzyk Real Estate Services NH License 033394

Home Owners in Manchester NH are learning the "LOWBALL" Offer is alive and well. After a review of a few of the last offers I received, they may be alive but certainly are not well. The converation was about if all buyers are lead to believe that all homes listed are in a distressed situation, that they are in foreclosure, bank owned or short sales.

The media and some Buyer Agents are teaching buyers to make what is considered "Lowball" offers. Everyone wants to get the best deal, but how you go about it is just as important.



If you want to make a "Lowball" offer you need to follow some simple guidelines.

1. Find out what type of sale it is, Is it bank owned? A short sale? or a "regular sale" with a seller who is not considered "distressed"

2. Find out if there are any other offers submitted, if so you may not have time to try a lowball or you could lose out to the other buyer(s).

3. Assess what the house is worth in today's market so you can base your offer on real numbers.

4. Include a prequailification letter letting the seller know you are quailifed for a loan.

5. Often it is important for the seller to know why you offer what you did, some buyers like to add a letter why they offered what they did, listing an needed repairs with extimates to fix. Some offers come with a list of comps from the area on how they arrived at thier offer price.

In conclusion as shown ths week new Bank Owned homes are being priced to sell. With double digit offers, buyer agents giving advice to make a lowball offer are not helping their clients, they are hurting them.

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Comments (17)

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Keller Williams Preffered - Raleigh, NC

Interesting Post. I can appreciate the input to let the seller know why the buyers offered what they did.

 

Thanks for your insight.

 

Aug 06, 2012 10:53 PM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

I'm not a fan of low-balling Scott.  It rarely works and leaves a bitter taste in the sellers mouth for sure.  With the market leveling out we're seeing less low-balling going on. 

Aug 06, 2012 11:02 PM
David Grbich
Realty One Group - www.FindCARealEstate.com - San Juan Capistrano, CA
Orange County Real Estate - 949-500-0484

Unless the home has some major issues that a typical buyer cannot address, low balling is not a winning approach in this market.

Aug 07, 2012 12:11 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good advice for prospective home buyers.


Have an outstanding week and be sure to have your camera in hand when you are out and about.


Aug 07, 2012 12:12 AM
Kathryn Maguire
GreatNorfolkHomes.com (757) 560-0881 - Chesapeake, VA
Serving Chesapeake, Norfolk, VA Beach

In my area, buyers who submit lowball offers usually end the process right there and never have their offer accepted.  Thankfully, there are enough buyers who are willing to pay market value.

Aug 07, 2012 12:54 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Lowball offers don't work in seller's markets.  The demand is simply too hot for lowballs to be anything but a joke.

Aug 07, 2012 02:01 AM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Scott - There is a time and place for a lowball offer, and a time when it's a total waste of effort. A good agent can not only tell the difference, but expalin it to their client as well.

Aug 07, 2012 04:53 AM
Amanda S. Davidson
Amanda Davidson Real Estate Group Brokered By Real - Alexandria, VA
Alexandria Virginia Homes For Sale

Scott- The inventory in our area is too thin for low ball offers. I think buyers agents owe it to their clients to educate them on what a reasonable offer is and what a total waste of time offers pulled from the sky are.

Aug 07, 2012 06:48 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Lisa unfortanately bad offers affect everyone, tips to prevent them can help agents, buyers and sellers.

Aug 07, 2012 09:46 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

JOHN the time for low ball offers was 2 years ago, not now, the market has already changed and there are more buyers and less homes for sale.

Aug 07, 2012 09:47 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

DAVID I agree, Low balling does not work for owner occupied buyers getting a mortgage in this market.

Aug 07, 2012 09:48 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

ROY thank you for the comments, have  a great day

Aug 07, 2012 09:48 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Kathryn most buyers who submit  lowbal offer just lost their drea home to a more realisticbuyr.

Aug 07, 2012 09:49 AM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Scott when making a lowball offer, there certainly are some things to consider, as you've mentioned.  The "pull a number out of your hat" method, just doesn't fly.

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Aug 07, 2012 10:17 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Charita thank you for the feature, unfortanately pulling a munber out of the air is still how a few agents may practice their offer skills.

Aug 07, 2012 10:41 AM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists
Scott, We have an exceptional home listed at 1,200,000 and we just got an offer for $830,000!
Aug 07, 2012 08:25 PM
Al Raymondi
Ocean View Realty Group in Ormond By The Sea Florida - Ormond Beach, FL
Ormond By The Sea Florida - Home and Condo Sales

If the home is priced right for the market a low ball offer usually just wastes time Scott.

Aug 07, 2012 09:42 PM